Synopsis
Series of bucket-killing murders happening in the city. Failure to resolve by police, a team of CBI Officers under CBI officer Sethurama Iyer take up the investigation to resolve the never experienced mystery.
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Crime + Thriller in India
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The 2021–2023 India Window
In the crowded 2021-2023 India release window, CBI 5: The Brain sits at #212 of 237. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2020s India Landscape
2022 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 108 titles released, including CBI 5: The Brain. Bars below show how the 2020s stacked up year by year (322 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 107 other India films in 2022.
The 1868th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 14% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 23th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,636 of 1,983 India films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Crime productions specifically: #247 of 283 (top 87%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Malayalam |
| Production Companies | Swargachitra |
| Runtime | 2h 43m |
| Release Date | May 1, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt7311164 |
















